Kuntur Wayin (Recuay) Explained

Kuntur Wayin
Elevation M:4200
Range:Andes, Cordillera Negra
Location:Peru, Ancash Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Label Position:right
Coordinates:-9.9978°N -77.3661°W

Kuntur Wayin (Quechua: kuntur, "condor"; Ancash Quechua: wayi house, "condor house", -n a suffix, also spelled Condorhuain) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4200m (13,800feet). It lies in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. Kuntur Wayin (also spelled Condor Huain) is also the name of an intermittent stream which originates west of the mountain. It is a left affluent of the Santa River.